Six stories relate the adventures of three best friends, who happen to be toys.

A tongue twister featuring a little round greyhound and a little round groundhog who work themselves into a frenzy as they whirl around and around one another.

"A little boy tells his two dogs about all the things that scare him"--

Even while her toddler whines, paints the walls, has tantrums, and otherwise misbehaves, a mother cat never stops loving her kitten. Have you ever known a child who doesn't occasionally whine? Or hit, or forget to say please, or refuse to share, or interrupt, or throw a tantrum, or ask for every toy in the store? We may like to pretend otherwise, but these are things small children do . . . and we continue to love them even when they misbehave.

Triplet sisters Rose, Violet, and Daffodil, grow tired of wearing the colorful party dresses that match their names.

While Little Girl is away on winter vacation, her toys, Lumphy, StingRay, and Plastic, decide to go outside and learn more about snow.

In words and pictures, a girl describes the three humans and two cats that live in her house, and details some of the traits that they share.

A child describes every event that occurs on a Wednesday, from waking up while it is still dark out and deciding it is not a kissing day, through a half-day of school, to snuggling into bed at night.

Harry Bergen-Murphy does not feel ready when he starts first grade, but by day 100 he has become an expert on several important things, including being a first-grader.

Seven classic fairy tales, interwoven and retold, retain the spirit of the original lore in contemporary language.